Simon Szykman

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Political vs. career: Role of CIO remains unsettled

The number of agency chief information officers who are political appointees will drop by one when HUD moves its technology leader back to a career position.

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Episode 1: Insider Tips For Marketing to Senior Government Executives

Do you ever wonder how your marketing efforts are connecting with your government customers? Hear from 5 former federal senior IT and acquisition executives…

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OMB draft policy begins IT modernization with or without Congress

The Office of Management and Budget is developing an IT modernization policy for civilian agencies that would require them to do a majority of the up-front…

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Simon Szykman: A new inter-agency project might not live up to the hype

President Obama wants to build one of the fastest supercomputers ever in the next 15 years. The exascale computer would run about 30 times faster than today’s fastest supercomputer. It’s part of the National Strategic Computing Initiative in collaboration with the Energy Department, Pentagon, and National Science Foundation. Simon Szykman is the chief technology officer for Attain’s federal services division and former chief information officer at the Commerce Department. He tells In Depth with Francis…

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